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Wonder why we were taught to stay away from wikipedia instead of being taught how to use it properly ๐ค. Idk how to verify sources so i trust wikipedia at face value, sorry ;(
It just isn't easy at all. If someone editorializes a Wikipedia article, they can:
You could write an entire Wikipedia article on Adolf Hitler with perfectly cited sources, which never mentions the genocide, the warmongering, that he lost the war etc..
You can use Wikipedia as an entrypoint for research, but you have to actually read the sources and find additional sources, independently from that.
I would earnestly invite you to go create an account, and earnestly attempt to create disinformation. Choose a really subtle one, not a blatant one like your example. Be devious, take your time, keep trying. I think you'll be surprised.
I've tried to create an account to correct misinformation, but it turned out a clique of editors had the article locked down so they'd just revert any changes to it, they then proceeded to dox me.